Rico Noel

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Rico Noel
Noel in 2015.jpg
Noel with the New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
Outfielder
Born: (1989-01-11) January 11, 1989 (age 35)
Ville Platte, Louisiana
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 2015, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average .500
Runs scored 5
Stolen bases 5
Teams

Jablonski Rico Noel (born January 11, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the New York Yankees in 2015.

Career

Noel attended Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he started for the baseball, basketball, and American football teams. Deciding to pursue baseball over football, Noel enrolled at Coastal Carolina University to play college baseball for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. He began his college career as a second baseman, but became a center fielder in his sophomore year.[1]

Noel with the Lake Elsinore Storm in 2012.

The San Diego Padres selected Noel in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB Draft.[2] Noel signed with the Padres, receiving a $163,000 signing bonus.[1] In 2012, while playing for the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League, Noel recorded 90 stolen bases.[1][3] Noel was named All-MiLB for May 2013.[4] He began the 2015 season in Triple-A with the Padres,[5] but asked for his release when he decided that to further his career, he needed to play for another organization. The Padres released Noel in July, and he signed with the Yankees.[3][6]

The Yankees promoted Noel to the major leagues on September 1, 2015.[7] He made his major league debut as a defensive replacement on September 2.[8] After the Yankees clinched a berth in the MLB postseason, Noel received his first plate appearance on October 3, and hit a single off of Baltimore Orioles' pitcher Oliver Drake.[9] Noel was included on the Yankees' 25-man roster for the 2015 American League Wild Card Game.[10] Noel stole five bases for the Yankees.[11] The Yankees removed Noel from their 40-man roster over the offseason.[12]

Noel signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2015. He was given a non-roster invitation to Dodgers spring training.[13]

Personal life

Noel was born in Louisiana to Vincent and Mary Noel.[14] His family moved to Oklahoma when he was in junior high school. Noel lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, during the baseball offseason.[1] Noel's younger brother, Orlandus, is seeking a heart transplant.[15]

References

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